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11/21/2011

Featured Articles » BT Group, a 'SmartReach' Leader, Installs Its Own Metering System » Why a DMS is in Your Future - Whether You Want it or Not » CL&P CEO Resigns in Wake of Storm Aftermath   Sponsored By: IBM The question in the above is a bit facetious. In the famous Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot, the two main characters keep asking each other, "will he ever come?" He never does read more >>>   Top Stories » Smart Grid Likely to Increase Demand for Lithium in 2012 » SGCC Survey Analyzes What Motivates US Residential Energy Consumers » The Smarter Utility Benefits Consumers in the Move Toward the Smart Grid   From The Expert Corner November 21, 2011 Solar Real Estate Reality Checks By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Last week, Duke Energy (News - Alert) Renewables acquired three 1-megawatt commercial solar projects in the southwestern corner of North Carolina. This adds to their other eight megawatt solutions. As I looked at the announcement, I asked myself what the relationship is between these farms that manage to get 1 megawatt and the big farms in the West that produce hundreds of megawatts. I am of the belief that the problem is one of real estate. It’s true, according to these maps of the U.S. The power opportunity is clearly in the Southwest; but looking at the population, there is clearly a problem of transport, as the population is mostly in the Northeast... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Omnilink    Featured Resources » Competing in the information era: A smarter approach to smart grids. » Gateway Appliance, Internal Gateway or Custom System: Which is the Right Solution for Bridging your TDM and VoIP Networks?   TMCnet's Blogs » Scientists boost battery strength by Drilling Holes in Battery. Say what? » Microsoft Surface Update Available. It's an iPoffee Table   Featured Channels » Smarter Utility - ATT » Solar Power » IVR   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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